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Ngaire by Sofia Tekela-Smith, fibreglass, acrylic, beads, mother-of-pearl and waxed thread, offered Mar 2014Photo © Art+Object — view this lot on Art+Object ↗

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Ngaire

Sofia Tekela-Smith (b. 1970)

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate NZ$1,250 – NZ$2,000 (≈ $1,049 – $1,678) (≈ £628 – £1,005) (≈ €762 – €1,219)

Offered at Art+Object and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Auction history of this work: offered 2 times ↓

Medium
Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →
As published: “fibreglass, acrylic, beads, mother-of-pearl and waxed thread”
Support
Other support
Category
Acrylic paintings
Dimensions
580 x 260 x 95mm
Auction house
Art+Object
Sale
New Collectors Art (new-collectors-art-15)
Date
March 4, 2014
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Lot
5
Estimate
NZ$1,250 – NZ$2,000 (≈ $1,049 – $1,678) (≈ £628 – £1,005) (≈ €762 – €1,219)
Source
Auction house artandobject.co.nz ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2013 and 2014 · sold 0 · bought in / unsold 2

  1. Ngaire, Art+Object 2013

    Oct 22, 2013 · Art+Object

    New Collectors Art, lot 12

    Bought in / unsold · est. NZ$1,500 – NZ$3,000

    As catalogued

    Sofia Tekela-Smith, “Ngaire”

    fibreglass, acrylic, beads, mother-of-pearl and waxed thread

    580 x 260 x 95mm

  2. Ngaire, Art+Object 2014

    Mar 4, 2014 · Art+Object this result

    New Collectors Art, lot 5

    Bought in / unsold · est. NZ$1,250 – NZ$2,000

    As catalogued

    Sofia Tekela-Smith, “Ngaire”

    fibreglass, acrylic, beads, mother-of-pearl and waxed thread

    580 x 260 x 95mm

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